Stones from The Quarry or, Moods of Mind. By Henry Browne [i.e. Henry Ellison] |
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“PROCRASTINATION IS THE THIEF OF TIME.” |
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“PROCRASTINATION IS THE THIEF OF TIME.”
To-morrow! poor To-morrow! broad thy backShould be, and tough thy sides, to bear the goad
Of aye-behind-time-Purpose, with his load
Of “Good Intentions,” that huge motley pack!
Crushed ass with panniers, worn-out carrier's hack,
Ne'er did so little, so much service owed,
As, with his “Stolen Goods” and ill-bestowed
Thou, whom Procrastination still doth thwack,
Belated and o'erweighted! Sorry jade!
Scape-goat of Yesterdays! poor fool of time!
Betwixt you, as betwixt two stools, betrayed,
To-day the sins of both finds laid on him!
Our Yesterdays (Mime mocking counter-mime)
Fool our To-morrows, and fools of are made.
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